Traversing three capital cities in hours, French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday pursued his African tour aimed at renewing frayed ties.
In the Angolan capital Luanda, Macron chaired an economic forum, attended by more than 50 French companies, and focused on agriculture.
France has for decades been involved in the petroleum industry in the Portuguese-speaking southern African country, which is one of the continent's top two crude oil producers.The two governments penned an agreement to boost Angola's agricultural sector, particularly"climate resilience and water security" in addition to help revamp the coffee sector, said Macron.
The visit comes as part of a drive to enhance French ties with anglophone and Portuguese-speaking Africa.He arrived in Luanda late Thursday from Gabon on the second leg of his tour. "The age of Francafrique is well over," Macron said in Gabon's capital Libreville, referring to the post-colonisation strategy of supporting authoritarian leaders to defend Paris' interests.
The pair were each jailed for 20 years in 2016 for endangering state security after they ran against Sassou-Nguesso in disputed presidential elections that were followed by violence.
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